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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services) ~& Z+ F$ r& g" ]( O; g
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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, ~- Y* a9 W; M) P! S. F% C, XDear Sir or Madam:
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9 U: j3 t: G# P2 |( M4 e$ v" cThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
4 I. M; |' A3 x7 dfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
- _% B. a$ p/ G/ P% G- C& Kon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear- X# a; a; w! }* N
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet, m8 ~* b( o. @2 }5 `( h
service providers.) i; {. P J9 c/ a7 p* V' D
- H) n6 j8 P! c5 a* HOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
- R: Z0 E9 T6 L; h+ b" ~: ]6 oan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
0 m# P( [$ M+ B0 E; B' ?$ R! oinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
- Q3 j5 a L# B; fCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
' N* |+ `; ^- s/ U2 S- d$ ^% Ocarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be; @: V) ?; `, C Q' }) w
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail. K& d# r7 p) ?0 l0 _
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has8 d6 F# v. V5 C/ o* ~
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 6 c) W) r6 V( R2 b0 b! m
1 Z1 ~5 }; g0 h& U" vWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the- l8 v c+ I1 ]7 `
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
# ~' G4 q! p3 i# ^+ b' yline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
! @' L5 }1 ?, r5 G2 xcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
+ z# y) m8 c8 xany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed." u. j7 S* P, W, V9 D, _* n
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy y* n+ H2 \3 c+ n# a
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.: A9 J+ P, p5 Q( Z' x7 ?6 ?* k
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,0 e1 Y6 U2 ^1 d
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6 }1 ?/ A( k5 J$ wTony Clement |
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